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My D3 lowering itself
Hi All
My car has suddenly decided to lower itself when parked for more than 24 hours!
I guess there is a leak in something somewhere?
Robin
13th May 2009 8:50 pm
Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
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self leveling?Roel
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13th May 2009 8:59 pm
jkp
Member Since: 17 Sep 2005
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Does it lower and stay level, dropping to accesss height? It may be the compressor as it self levels not having the puff to keep it up.
From what I've seen any leaks tend to make the D3 lower lop-sided.
I'm sure a victim of suspension issues will be along shortly to give an experienced view.
13th May 2009 9:41 pm
Robster
Member Since: 17 Oct 2008
Location: Deregistered
Posts: 269
Yes it lowers and stays level.
But the car is on a perfectly flat surface, where I always park it and it never used to do this!
Robin
13th May 2009 9:44 pm
Davidino77
Member Since: 15 Apr 2009
Location: italy (MI)
Posts: 81
Robster wrote:
Yes it lowers and stays level.
But the car is on a perfectly flat surface, where I always park it and it never used to do this!
Robin
Hi, i'm having the same issue. The problem is more evident on front/left suspension causing the Disco to stay a little tilted.
I will investigate further but I think this is caused by an air leak on that suspension.
19th May 2009 7:49 pm
wvlenthe
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967
Hi,
I'm having this too, but intermittently. This meaning one day the front suspension drops. The next day the whole car goes to access height. It can drop within 2 hours after parking but I also leave it there for two days without touching and it stays up (talking the car here guys).
Left it once in off road height and the front dropped. Try to picture that. I went out that night, started and levelled, it looked that bad!
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19th May 2009 8:31 pm
SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
Location: Romiley
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my last D3 used to do this a lot - never a problem though in use over three years (and it was almost always on the drive 3 days a week every week parked up) - though I would imagine there would eventually be a hit on the compressor as over its lifetime it would have to work harderSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
19th May 2009 9:19 pm
the kergan
Member Since: 01 Dec 2008
Location: Swindon Wiltshire
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I park mine on a dead flat surface outside my house and it always lets out a little f rt and drops slightly.
I think most of em must do this, I have also parked with the front wheels on a bit of an upward slope and the front lowered by what seemed a couple of inches while the rear never moved so I guess it must be working okI have something to say! It's better to burn out... than to fade away!
19th May 2009 11:03 pm
wvlenthe
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967
Well, there's the self levelling f rt. When I open the boot, it levels, usually goes down a bit. But that's not what I mean. What happens is that when it's just standing there, the front drops in a way this could never be self-levelling as it isn't level any more .
Regards,
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20th May 2009 5:48 am
stapldm
Member Since: 11 Sep 2006
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the kergan, Unless you're MrH, the car self levels when you get out as it accounts for the weight of the decamping driver/passengers. If you're a real pillow-smuggler like me this sounds like the terminal death flatulence of a bull elephant. It is however level afterwards.
wvlenthe, yes it sounds like you have a problem; height sensors perhaps have an issue at off-road height and report back wrong values so the levelling goes pear shaped? If it's this, just 'cos it's the front dropping doesn't mean it's the front sensors; it might be the back ones saying they're at access height so the front is trying to keep up(down!)...Dr. Ian Malcolm:
"Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
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20th May 2009 7:51 am
wvlenthe
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
Posts: 1967
Hi Stapldm,
As it's very intermittently and I have no problems when driving, I don't think it's a real problem. It never has problems when levelling, only when I leave it alone for some time. I would think it is an air leak but OTOH an air leak would not occur intermittently...
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20th May 2009 8:54 am
Davidino77
Member Since: 15 Apr 2009
Location: italy (MI)
Posts: 81
look at this thread, seems to be the same problem:
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rt and drops slightly.
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It is however level afterwards.
